Skyscraper located in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Brookfield Place
is a skyscraper located in
downtown
Calgary
,
Alberta
,
Canada
. The complex is home to Brookfield Place East, a 56-
storey
247 m (810 ft) office tower, which, upon its completion in 2017, became the
tallest building in Calgary
, exceeding
The Bow
.
[1]
Its anchor tenant is the oil and gas company
Cenovus
.
[2]
The commercial complex between 1st and 2nd Streets and 6th and 7th Avenues SW in downtown Calgary, was originally imagined as a full-block development with a 56-storey East and 41-storey West office tower, the project has since been scaled back with groundbreaking indefinitely delayed for the West tower.
Construction
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The Brookfield Place complex was designed by London and Toronto-based architecture firm Arney Fender Katsalidis.
[3]
The delivery architect was Calgary based
Dialog
.
[3]
The original name for the site was "225 Sixth", which was later changed to Brookfield Place. The design would feature a three-storey, 50,000 square foot transparent glass pavilion connected to the City's
Plus 15
pedway
system, a
winter garden
, and numerous
sustainable design
features such as storm-water management and auto sharing, car pooling and electric plug-in parking facilities.
[4]
Groundbreaking for the complex took place on October 29, 2013, which was attended by
Calgary Mayor
Naheed Nenshi
.
[5]
On May 11, 2016, Brookfield Place East reached 247 metres, exceeding The Bow and becoming the tallest building in Calgary.
[1]
The development is constructed to
LEED
Gold standard for Core and Shell.
[6]
Commuters have direct access to the
Plus 15
skywalk system and the
CTrain
LRT system on 7th Avenue.
Glass window failures
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In October 2017 Brookfield Place East experienced two separate window failures, the first occurring on October 15 when high wind caused
window-washing equipment
to strike the northeast facade causing a panel from the 51st floor to break. The second incident on October 29 saw a panel from the 23rd floor break, causing shards of glass to fall on the street below.
[7]
See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
Bell, David (May 11, 2016).
"Calgary's Brookfield Place throws shade on The Bow"
.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. Retrieved
April 16,
2018
.
- ^
Cryderman, Kelly (July 24, 2013).
"Cenovus to be top tenant for Calgary's Brookfield Place skyscraper"
.
The Globe and Mail
. Calgary, AB
. Retrieved
July 7,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
Cogley, Bridget (September 27, 2018).
"Arney Fender Katsalidis completes Calgary's tallest skyscraper"
.
Dezeen
. Retrieved
October 13,
2022
.
- ^
"Office tower to bolster Calgary's growing skyline"
.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. Calgary, AB. December 1, 2012
. Retrieved
July 7,
2020
.
- ^
Schmidt, Colleen (October 30, 2013).
"Brookfield breaks ground on new tower in the core"
.
CTV News
. Calgary, AB
. Retrieved
July 7,
2020
.
- ^
"Awards & Certifications ? myBrookfield"
.
mybtenantapp.com
.
Brookfield Properties
. Retrieved
August 20,
2019
.
- ^
Pearson, Heide (November 1, 2017).
"
'Every glass panel' on Brookfield Place to be inspected after downtown Calgary road closures"
.
Global News
. Calgary, AB
. Retrieved
July 7,
2020
.
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